Steering committee meeting agenda

These three committees were established in 2004 to help the Politburo implement its policy on socio-economic development and defence in the country’s key border areas.The decision was announced by General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on October 11 at the closing ceremony of the 12th Party Central Committee (PCC)’s sixth plenum during which the re-organisation of the political system was one of the main items on its agenda.The PCC also agreed on merging the positions of the Party secretary and chairman of the People’s Committee at the commune and district level where appropriate and overhauling agencies within the political system to reduce the number of civil servants.General Secretary Trong emphasised that re-organising the political machinery towards a smaller and more efficient system is a central and urgent task that seeks to synchronise political and economic reforms to meet the requirements of developing a socialist-oriented market reform and international … [Read more...] about Vietnam to disband regional steering committees in bid to downsize public sector

CSCJR members heard and discussed draft documents on the committee’s working regulations, the focal programme on judicial reform for the 2011-2016 period, and the Steering Committee agenda for 2012.According to Politburo Decision No. 39/QÐ/T.Ư issued September 19, 2011 regarding the establishment of the CSCJR 2011-2016 tenure, the committee functions as an advisor to the Politburo on implementing Party guidelines for judicial reform as well as Politburo Resolution No. 49-NQ/T.Ư on judicial reform strategies up to 2020.During its 2011-2016 tenure, the CSCJR will focus on eight tasks: improving legal policies on criminal and civil judicial procedures; improving function and organisational structure of judicial agencies; organising legal support; creating policies for training judicial staff; monitoring the activities of elected bodies; promoting international co-operation in the judicial field; ensuring appropriate facilities for judicial activities; and ensuring the … [Read more...] about Steering Committee for Judicial Reform convenes second meeting

Delegates from 21 APEC member economies continued attending the Economic Committee (EC) Meeting, the Policy Partnership on Food Security (PPFS) Meeting, the Ocean and Fisheries Working Groups (OFWG) Meeting, the Committee on Trade and Investment (CTI) Meeting and the Budget and Management Committee (BMC)–SOM Steering Committee on ECOTECH (SCE) Joint Meeting.Meanwhile, the Ad Hoc Steering Group on the Internet Economy (AHSGIE) Meeting and the Ocean and Fisheries Working Group (OFWG)–Policy Partnership on Food Security (PPFS) Joint Meeting began their first working day.Scheduled to take place from February 18 to March 3, the APEC SOM1 and related meetings comprise 56 meetings, workshops and dialogues of 38 APEC committees and working groups.Under the theme of “Creating New Dynamism, Fostering a Shared Future,” delegates are expected to discuss and reach a consensus on priorities and their content for the 2017 APEC Year on promoting sustainable, innovative and … [Read more...] about APEC SOM1 continues agenda with series of meetings

They will discuss ways APEC can support the multilateral trading system (MTS) and contribute to the 11th World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference, as well as ways to further deepen regional economic integration (REI), including the acceleration of work to achieve the Bogor Goals in the next steps towards the eventual realization of a Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP).SOM-1 is to deliberate progress in implementing the APEC Services Competitiveness Road-map (ASCR), including the way forward on the reporting and monitoring of its implementation.Also during the course of the session, SOM-1 plans to discuss the reports of the Friends of the Chair (FotC) on Connectivity and the Ad Hoc Steering Group on the Internet Economy (AHSGIE)’s Chair. It will also debate trade and investment facilitation and liberalization work, and task the CTI to coordinate with the Policy Support Unit (PSU) to design the monitoring framework for Supply-chain Connectivity Framework … [Read more...] about APEC SOM-1 continues agenda, discussing cooperation plans

Participants talk on the sidelines of SOM 2 and related meetings (Photo: VNA)Hanoi(VNA) – The second SOM Steering Committee on Economic and Technical Cooperation(SCE) Meeting took place in Hanoi on May 15 as part of the ongoing second APECSenior Officials Meeting (SOM 2) and related meetings.At the one-daymeeting, delegates from 21 APEC member economies noted the update on theimplementation of the decision by the SCE on Fora Assessment and discussed howto encourage more gender-related planning by the SCE fora using the currentwork plan template.The SCE also deliberateda draft APEC Guidelines on Cross-Fora Collaboration and considered anyStrategic Plans of the SCE fora, including the Emergency Preparedness WorkingGroup (EPWG) Strategic Plan.The outstandingannual Work Plans of the Policy Partnership on Women and the Economy (PPWE) andthe APEC Group of Friends on Disability (GOFD) and the Human ResourcesDevelopment Working Group (HRDWG)’s response to the recommendations of … [Read more...] about APEC SOM Steering Committee on ECOTECH convenes

THE GOVERNMENT SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAMIndependence - Freedom - Happiness No. 97/NQ-CP Ha Noi, November 04, 2016 RESOLUTIONTHE GOVERNMENT’S REGULAR MEETING - OCTOBER 2016 THE GOVERNMENT Pursuant to the Law on Organization of the Government dated June 19, 2015; Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 138/2016/ND-CP dated October 01, 2016 promulgating the working regulation of the Government; Based on the discussion of the Cabinet’s members and the conclusion of the Prime Minister at the Government’s regular meeting in October 2016, held on October 29, 2016, RESOLVES: 1. Regarding the draft Ordinance amending and supplementing some articles of the Ordinance on preferential treatment of people with meritorious services to the revolutionThe Ministry of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs … [Read more...] about The Government’s regular meeting – October 2016

GOVERNMENT SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIỆT NAM Independence – Freedom - Happiness No. 30/NQ-CP Hà Nội, August 8, 2010 RESOLUTION The Government’s regular meeting –July 2010 During its regular meeting for July 2010 convened on August3-4, the Government discussed and decided the following issues: 1. The Governmentdiscussed reports on s ocio-economicperformance in July and the first seven months, and domestic and internationaleconomic forecasts; on the implementation of the Resolution of … [Read more...] about The Government’s regular meeting – July 2010

The fifth meeting of Party's Central Committee concludes yesterday after discussions of proposed constitutional amendments and changes to the laws on land use and corruption. — VNA/VNS Photo Tri Dung HA NOI — The fifth meeting of the Party's Central Committee completed its agenda after nine days' sitting in Ha Noi yesterday. Speaking at the closing ceremony, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong summed up the important results of the event. The meeting agreed that the process of revising the 1992 Constitution must be carried out in line with the spirit of the Resolution of the 11th Party Central Committee's second meeting and under the Party's leadership. It's necessary to have a mechanism to ensure the involvement of experts, scientists, managers as well as to collect people's opinions on the content of amendments to be submitted to the NA, the meeting agreed. The committee also contributed important … [Read more...] about Gavel falls on Central Committee